Now comes news that Fitz is a finalist for ESPN’s Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian award. He is up against Curtis Granderson of the Mets, golfer Ernie Els and Mark Giordano of the Calgary Flames.

The award is part of a group of awards in the same vein — a team award will also be handed out, as well as a corporate award — with the Stuart Scott ENSPIRE awards. The honors will be handed out July 11.

Wow, man. Just plain WOW. The wonderfulness of Fitz knows no boundaries.

But…..

I have to say, as all of these off-the-field awards just keep piling up for Larry Fitzgerald, I can’t help feeling a dreaded sense of how it will feel ( for me ) to have seen him win every thing under the sun – except a Super Bowl. Anyone else feeling any of that? I mean….that will just be a shame if it plays out that way.

His ( maybe ) never winning a SB will NEVER be a limitation to how I feel about him, as a player or as a man, but…..damn, it will just SUCK to see his trophy case have EVERY award any pro athlete could ever win ( and several that most pro athletes never did ) except a championship for the sport he played for so many years, at such a high level.

I swear, if they DO win the SB this year….either Michael or Steven needs to steal a page from the Broncos and proclaim that “This one’s for Larry!”

What can you say except that Fitz once again demonstrates class and integrity in every phase of his life. I know he takes tremendous pride in being recognized for these important awards, and it’s nice to know there are so many athletes in different sports who play such prominent roles in helping others. I don’t know a lot of the personal stories of all of the thousands of American athletes, but I can think of no one more deserving of a championship than Fitz; even those who are not AZ. Cards’ fans would willingly congratulate such a top-notch human being.

This isn’t about Kaepernick. At all. The people who are having this “issue” shouldn’t be projecting it onto others and then criticizing THEM for not speaking up about it.

Maybe the people who aren’t speaking up don’t have anything to say because….well, frankly, there just isn’t anything TO say!

Unbelievable. Here, Fitz is being recognized for his HUMANITARIANISM and we have – sorry to say – idiots who want to find fault with him because he hasn’t spoken up about…..Colin Kaepernick??? Are you kidding me?

Yeah….he should stop spending all his time in foreign countries assisting with fund-raising so he can devote more of himself to Colin Kaepernick. Really, what is wrong with him???

Then again, why isn’t Kaepernick spending more of HIS time in foreign countries to help with fund-raising? Wouldn’t that be a better use of his time than kneeling on the sidelines during football games?

In football as in life – some guys belong on the field and some belong on the sidelines.

Scott, once again we are in agreement on the subject of Larry Fitzgerald! He is an extraordinary individual who never seems to be satisfied with settling for his past accomplishments but continues to find more ways to contribute to making life better in our world.
And, I think it is to his credit, that he keeps his personal opinions about politics, etc., personal; it is not his job to either defend or judge the actions of another player. I think everyone is weary of the climate that exists today without continuing to beat a dead horse, that only serves to divide us.
What an enormous gift Fitz has been to the Cardinals and the people of the valley, both on an off the field, continuing to set the bar higher and higher for young players to not only excel in football but as decent and caring human beings. I think it’s great that ESPN is recognizing the good works that all these professionals do as humanitarians.
While I would like to see Fitz get a ring, years from now that is not what he is going to be remembered for, and if he needed a SB ring to define himself, he probably wouldn’t have stayed with the Cardinals. Sometimes the bigger picture is more than a SB ring.

We’ve always been in total agreement on the subject of Larry Fitzgerald, yes. But, shoot, where Fitz is concerned….what is there to disagree about??? He is amazing on the field, he is amazing off the field. He is one of those special players who has basically already put himself into the HOF – while he is still playing. And he is very deserving of an opportunity to hoist a Lombardi Trophy.

Are you so wrapped up into football that you’re not paying close attention to what’s happening around you? Fitz is an eloquent and articulate Brotha, he could say something about the Kaepernick situation and the causes he’s supporting with his money and time! By the way, he is assisting other countries including poor Somalia with a plane going over there with like 50 tons of food, water, etc. Get your facts straight!

Easy E…
When a person chooses to take a stance, there are consequences that he should be willing to be man enough to accept without expecting anyone else to shoulder the burden for. The good works that Kaepernick has been doing in the past year hopefully will prove to be selfless acts of kindness without ulterior movtives and will redeem him in the eyes of his critics. Hopefully, he will get a chance to still prove himself in the NFL, if he is as talented as many believe, and will have learned a valuable lesson about actions and consequences that will serve as an example for others.
I still thinnk there is hope for him to have a career and throwing the race card doesn’t help him win over fans.

Their are consequences I agree especially when you’re going up against a racist system that got exposed again but he is definitely a Top 32 QB at worst and when you see Blaine Gabbert(His Backup), Mike Glennon, Ryan Fitzpatrick, etc. getting jobs, it ain’t about football bro. I don’t believe he has any ulterior motives in his selfless actions, but he should be treated fairly and decently as a good QB! He don’t have to appease any of the critics or haters because right is right and wrong is wrong and the people that don’t get that needs to look themselves in the mirror and be honest with themselves! What he’s doing is righteous and should be revered and not condemned, but of course that’s the world we live in nowadays which is sad!

Staying with your logic, how do you explain Johnny Manzel not having a job? Manzel is not African American, he was not protesting last year, and he was a first round pick. So, what could the reason possibly be? Simple – though a white player, he has the same problem as Kaepernick – he is just not a good NFL QB AND he has been a personality problem. So….it is about football.

Johnny Manziel doesn’t have a job because of alcohol Scott! He has had legal issue after legal issue also, he can’t come close to comparing to Kaep off the field who has NO OFF THE FIELD ISSUES! As for on the field, Manziel hasn’t had that many starts, but when he did, his team went 2-6 and he looked like an expected rookie many times which is no shocker because he was a rookie! Kaep on the other hand, had way more success when he was given his opportunity back in the middle of 2012 on his way to leading his team to the SUPER BOWL and being THE REASON for it and was 5 yards away and a blatant pass interference from winning it! The next year he led them to a near 2 straight SUPER BOWLS if not for Richard Sherman’s blanket coverage on Crabtree and his pass being just inches off from a go-ahead score in the NFC Championship Game! The next year they went ”down” to an 8-8 record in lieu of Baalke and York not liking Harbaugh and eventually deciding on sabotaging him, but he beat them to it and resigned from the dysfunction! His next coach was Jim Tomsula who was in over his head and the talent had gone way down by then and he got hurt with his shoulder and needed surgery. After that year, they signed Chip Kelly who was not fit to be an NFL coach and was a disaster although Kaep still put up 16 TDs, 4 INTs(4 to 1 TD to INT ratio), 2,241 yards, 59.2%, 90.7 QB Rating, 465 rushing yards and 2 TDs. He has career numbers of 72 TDs, 30 INTs, 12,271 yards, 59.8%, 88.9 QB Rating, 2300 rushing yards and 13 TDs. He has a 32-32 wins-losses record(4-2 Playoff Record). Johnny didn’t play last year and his career averages aren’t even remotely close with 7 TDs, 7 INTs, 57.7%, 74.4 QB Rating, 259 Rushing yards and a TD. Don’t ever compare the 2 again Scott; I rest my case!

I will continue to compare them, don’t know where it’s your place to tell me what comparisons not to make.

As you “rest your case,” maybe you really just continue to make mine. Because in spite of ALL of this greatness you claim Cap has, he still doesn’t have a job. At some point, don’t you have to consider how RIDICULOUS you sound when you continue to cry how un-fair this is??

But where Cap is concerned, according to you, it’s penalties, Richard Sherman covering Michael Crabtree, 49ers brass not liking Harbaugh / sabotaging him, other 49ers coaches who were in over their heads, Chip Kelly not being fit to be an NFL head coach, and the talent level around him going way down. Did I miss anything? Any more excuses you want to make for him?

Ready? Because here it comes again – if all of these excuses ( and that is what they are – excuses ) were so evident and it were so obvious that he really is such a good QB, there is NO WAY he doesn’t have a job right now. No way. Reality? He doesn’t have a job because none of that seems evident to anyone. Except you.

BTW, that pass to Crabtree? I was watching that game with a room full of people. And every single one of them couldn’t believe Cap even threw that pass. I believe it was questioned by the broadcasters as well. Because he wasn’t ONLY covered by Richard Sherman ( only the best CB on the planet at the time, ) Earl Thomas was back there as well. Hence, it wasn’t a real wise choice. Oh, but that was the play-calling, right?

Those are reasons Scott, but you just dismiss them, whatever dude. He overcame a lot to be a top notch QB in the NFL and to lead his team to much success. The throw was trying to take the Niners to the Super Bowl once again with a throw that had a chance with Crabtree, but Sherman made an outstanding play on it and I don’t believe Earl was back there, but nonetheless it was virtually one on one! He’s not signed because of what he protested against dude! I swear people can be so delusional when it’s right in their damn faces! Terrible QBs such as Blaine Gabbert, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Mike Glennon, etc. are getting signed and you and others are still saying it’s because of play, damn stupidity is rampant!